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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 5 September 2005         

on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2005) 2036)

(Only the Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic)

(2005/0000/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1), and in particular to Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.   The quantity of controlled substances of group I (chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115) and group II (other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 5 644 000,00 ozone depleting potential (ODP) kilograms.

2.   The quantity of controlled substances of group III (halons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 31 584 500,00 ODP kilograms.

3.   The quantity of controlled substances of group IV (carbon tetrachloride) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 17 601 428,90 ODP kilograms.

4.   The quantity of controlled substances of group V (1,1,1-trichloroethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 500 060,00 ODP kilograms.

5.   The quantity of controlled substances of group VI (methyl bromide) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2005 from sources outside the Community for quarantine and pre-shipment uses shall be 502 736,06 ODP kilograms.

6.   The quantity of controlled substances of group VI (methyl bromide) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for all uses except quarantine and pre-shipment and critical uses (4) which may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 1 587 656,06 ODP kilograms.

7.   The quantity of controlled substances of group VIII (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 3 157 554,752 ODP kilograms.

8.   The quantity of controlled substances of group IX (bromochloromethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 120 612,000 ODP kilograms.

Article 2

1.   The allocation of import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex I hereto.

2.   The allocation of import quotas for halons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex II hereto.

3.   The allocation of import quotas for carbon tetrachloride during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex III hereto.

4.   The allocation of import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex IV hereto.

5.   The allocation of import quotas for methyl bromide during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex V hereto.

6.   The allocation of import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VI hereto.

7.   The allocation of import quotas for bromochloromethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VII hereto.

8.   The import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methyl bromide, hydrobromofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons and bromochloromethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 shall be as set out in Annex VIII hereto.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

Article 4

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2005 and shall expire on 31 December 2005.

Done at Brussels, 5 September 2005.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2077/2004 (OJ L 359, 4.12.2004, p. 28).

(2)OJ C 187, 22.7.2004, p. 11.

(3)OJ L 220, 15.8.2002, p. 59.

(4)  A separate Commission Decision will be published for critical uses of methyl bromide.

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ANNEX I

GROUPS I AND II

Import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and for destruction during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005.

Company

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ANNEX II

GROUP III

Import quotas for halons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for destruction during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005.

Company

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ANNEX III

GROUP IV

Import quotas for carbon tetrachloride allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and for destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005.

Company

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ANNEX IV

GROUP V

Import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and for destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005.

Company

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ANNEX V

GROUP VI

Import quotas for methyl bromide allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for non-quarantine and pre-shipment uses, for quarantine and pre-shipment applications, for feedstock uses and for destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005.

Company

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ANNEX VI

GROUP VIII

Import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons allocated to producers and importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 and in accordance with the provisions of Commission Decision 2002/654/EC for feedstock uses, process agents, for reclamation, for destruction and other applications allowed under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005.

Producer

Importer

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ANNEX VII

GROUP IX

Import quotas for bromochloromethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005.

Company

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ANNEX VIII

(This Annex is not published because it contains confidential commercial information).

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